Cisco Cisco Process Orchestrator 3.0 User Guide
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Cisco Process Orchestrator User Guide
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Chapter 1 Understanding Service-Oriented Orchestration and the Cisco Process Orchestrator
Understanding Service-Oriented Orchestration
Table 1-1
Service-Oriented Orchestration Terms and Concepts Comparison
Object-Oriented
Programming
Programming
IT Infrastructure
Library (ITIL)
Library (ITIL)
Cisco Process
Orchestrator
Orchestrator
Cisco Prime
Service Catalog
Service Catalog
Common
Information Model
(CIM)
Information Model
(CIM)
Topology and
Orchestration
Specification for
Cloud Applications
(TOSCA)
Orchestration
Specification for
Cloud Applications
(TOSCA)
Object Model
Service
Configuration Item
Hierarchy
Hierarchy
Collection of
related targets
related targets
Model
Service, Service
Template,
Topology Template
Template,
Topology Template
Class
Configuration Item
type, or more
loosely asset
classes
type, or more
loosely asset
classes
Target Type
Service Item
Definition, Service
Standard
Definition
Definition, Service
Standard
Definition
Class
Node Type
Instance, object
Configuration
Item, Service
Item, Service
Target
Service Item,
Service Standard
Service Standard
Object derived
from Managed
Element
from Managed
Element
Node
Inheritance,
Parent / child /
ancestor /
descendant
ancestor /
descendant
Subclass /
superclass, subtype
/ super-type
superclass, subtype
/ super-type
(loosely)
Configuration Item
categories and
classification
Configuration Item
categories and
classification
Inheritance
Inheritance,
Parent / child /
ancestor /
descendant
ancestor /
descendant
Inheritance
(subclassing)
(subclassing)
Inheritance,
Parent / child /
ancestor /
descendant
ancestor /
descendant
Attribute, field
Configuration Item
attribute
attribute
Property
Attribute
Property
Property
Relationship type
Future:
Relationship Type
(achievable
through Target
Types - see above)
Relationship Type
(achievable
through Target
Types - see above)
Relationship type
Links and
associations
associations
Pointers
Configuration Item
relationship
relationship
Relationship
Relationship
Relationship,
association
association
Relationship
Method, operation
Process
From Target Type:
Process Action
Process Action
Action, Associated
Services, Tasks
Services, Tasks
Method
Plan
Event or Message
Event
From Process:
Trigger from Event
Trigger from Event
Event
Rules for “On
Event”
Event”
Some use of the
term “Trigger”
term “Trigger”
Indication (SNMP,
Alert, Threshold,
and others)
Alert, Threshold,
and others)
Selection by
Configuration Item
Category
Configuration Item
Category
Target Group,
Target Selection
Target Selection
... Rule
Event (related to
Configuration
Item)
Configuration
Item)
Alert (Related to
Target)
Target)